A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glow, v. [ME. glow(e, OE. glówan.] intr. To glow, emit heat and light; be red as with heat. —1375 Barb. iv. 113.
He tuk a culter hat glowand a1500 Henr. Orph. 122.
With awfull luke, and eyne glowand as fyre a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 658.
As glauis glowand on gleid grymly thai ride c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 108.
As a glemand gleyd glowis my chaftis 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 55.
Hir eyn glowit as ony gleid for ire
